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Item 6.3TO:FROM:RE:Members of the Partners in Project Green Steering CommitteeMeeting #02/10 April 13, 2010Partners in Project Green Building Performance TeamPEARSON ECO-BUSINESS ZONE ROOFTOP SOLAR STUDYKEY ISSUEStaff report on the findings of the Pearson Eco-Business Zone Rooftop Solar Study andendorsement of next steps.RECOMMENDATIONTHAT the staff report on Pearson Eco-Business Zone Rooftop Solar Study bereceived;AND FURTHER THAT TRCA staff move forward with the implementation of thePearson Eco-Business Zone Rooftop Solar Study’s recommendations.BACKGROUNDIn order to achieve Partner’s in Project Green’s goal of sourcing 10 per cent of energyrequired in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone from renewables by 2015, new modes ofenergy generation need to be explored and implemented. Rooftop solar installationswere identified of interest by Partners in Project Green stakeholders. To helpcompanies in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone implement rooftop solar opportunities,TRCA worked with its partners to identify the barriers and solutions to rooftop solar inthe Pearson Eco-Business Zone.SUMMARY OF REPORTThere were four broad categories of barriers identified, the first of which were economic.Some challenges identified in this category include securing management buy inrooftop solar projects; evaluating and addressing the cost of necessary site specificevaluation and scarcity of real world data; and understanding variables such as systemconstraints, tax implications, and insurance issues.The second category of barriers identified included legal and policy hurdles. Somechallenges identified in this category included understanding the implications of theGreen Energy Act and Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program; leasing and contractual issues; andconsidering the implications of official plans, building permits, zoning by-laws andelectrical inspection.
Thirdly, institutional knowledge and capacity hurdles were identified. In this category,barriers such as understanding the speed of market development and the influx ofservice providers, market players, integrators and interaction with government bodies;building internal knowledge and seeking out external knowledge for the provision ofservices; and focussing on core competencies.Technical hurdles were the fourth category of barriers identified. These included suchhurdles as understanding installation constraints; understanding grid connectionissues; PV technology selection issues; properly accounting for all system losses duringpre-feasibility and feasibility analysis to ensure proper expectations of systemproduction and long-term monitoring to verify correct operation; and understanding andplanning for operation and maintenance.Recommendations coming out of the report focused on increased information andeducation to facilitate a better understanding of the criteria and parameters and toincrease comfort with the subject matter, including:• Education and communication (explaining FIT, training for installers andintegrators);• Legal information and templates (leasing templates, insurance information,contract information sessions);• Indentifying sources of financing (e.g. banks, development funds); and,• Pilot projects (pooled resources can mitigate risk).NEXT STEPSIn order to move forward with the results of the report, three next steps have beenidentified:1. Investigating a community power pilot project. There are various models thatcould be utilized, ranging a collaboration model, that would see TRCA’s role asadvisory and information sharing, to an implementation partner model, whereTRCA would partner with a number of companies and facilitate the project andshare in the revenues;2. Conducting educational outreach, most likely in the form of workshops, thatwould include case studies, creating the business case, and analyzing projectfeasibility; and,3. Creating a template rooftop lease for utilization by companies in the PearsonEco-Business Zone and beyond.A copy of the report is available upon request.Report prepared by: Dennis Braun extension 5594For more information contact: Dennis Braun, extension 5594Date: March 19 th , 2010
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